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Former UK minister demands reparations from Britain’s ex-colonies (www.middleeasteye.net)

submitted 18 hours ago by geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk

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Former British Home Secretary Suella Braverman has called for Britain’s former colonies to pay reparations to London for the "investment, effort and contribution" she claims the empire made in building them.

In a post on X, Braverman, a right-wing politician who defected from the Conservative Party to Reform UK earlier this year, entered the reparations debate by declaring: “The British Empire did so much good for the world.”

“Of course slavery was abhorrent but to expect the British people of the 21st century to pay for actions that took place in the 18th century has no basis in law," Braverman said. That claim is false. According to the British government, UK taxpayers were still paying off a £20m loan taken out in 1835 to compensate slave owners after abolition. The sum amounted to about 5 percent of the UK’s GDP at the time. In today’s money, that would be worth more than $3bn.

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[–] Codpiece@feddit.uk 4 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

By her logic then we can just funnel that money straight to Italy to compensate the Romans for all the good they did us.

What an utterly hateful cunt.

[–] ordnance_qf_17_pounder@reddthat.com 24 points 17 hours ago

Blatant attempt to ragebait and stir up more culture war bullshit. That's always been her MO. Utter cunt.

[–] Zombie@feddit.uk 10 points 17 hours ago

Now irrelevant far right politician tries to remain relevant by being controversial.

Ignore her and move on. She's after outrage and attention. Deny her that which she desires.

[–] Arcane2077@sh.itjust.works 12 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

One of the few people in the UK who actually deserve to have their citizenship stripped and sent for deportation

[–] baggins@beehaw.org 6 points 16 hours ago

So if it’s wrong for us to pay reparations, why is is right for us to receive reparations?

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 7 points 17 hours ago

Braverman is consistent. Still a nasty troll.